Rebecca R. DeMarb

Rebecca R. DeMarb is a partner with Kali Resolution Partners LLC in Madison, Wis., and Chicago, and a partner with Swanson Sweet LLP also in Madison. She represents companies in financial distress both in and out of court as an attorney and serves as a financial advisor and fiduciary through Kali. Ms. DeMarb was first appointed as a chapter 128 receiver in Wisconsin nearly 20 years ago and has since served as an assignee or receiver in more than 60 matters in state and federal courts. Beginning in 2021, she expanded her fiduciary work to include serving as a chief restructuring officer and began working regionally. Ms. DeMarb has served as an assignee in ABC matters, and she has been appointed to operate and sell or to liquidate businesses and real estate in Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Kansas, Michigan and Illinois. She is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has received numerous honors, including The M&A Advisor Turnaround Award, The M&A Advisor Small Transaction Award, and the Turnaround Management Association’s Midwest and National Awards. Ms. DeMarb is a member of the Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors’ Rights Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Commercial Receivers Association, ABI and the Turnaround Management Association. She currently serves as co-chair of ABI Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, founded the Wisconsin Network of IWIRC in 2018, and has participated on the IWIRC International Board since 2019. Ms. DeMarb received her J.D. cum laude in 1997 from the University of Wisconsin.